Power Management by Doctors in Healthcare
When we contrast clinical reality with the stance of professionals who βcut off responsesβ and impose arbitrary conditions, what we are observing is not medicine; it is an exercise in power management.
This is also calledβ¦
Counter-transference of Resentment
βCounter-transference of resentmentβ or a form of hostile envy β a dynamic where a professionalβs perception of a patientβs attractiveness or confidence triggers a desire to βtake them down a peg.β
But is this common? 40%-50% of the times.
This is a very common phenomenon in clinical settings, though it is rarely documented as βpower playβ in official reports. Instead, it is typically captured under the umbrella of βimplicit biasβ and βpower asymmetry.β















